Hand-truck



(No Model.)

G. LILLIE. HAND TRUCK.

No. 500,661. Patented July 4, 1893.

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GEORGE LILLIE, OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 500,661, dated July 4,1893.

Applicationfiled March 2. 1891. Renewed December 9, 1892. $erial No.454,581. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE LILLIE, a citizen of the United States,residing atthe city of Peoria, in the county of Peoria and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful ImprovementsinHand-Trucks; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of theinvention, which will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in handtrucks, being simple in construction, durable and cheap in first cost.

More particularly, my invention consists of a hand truck, provided withlevers or arms, pivoted upon the frame pieces at the forward end of thetruck that maybe raised or lowered, as desired.

That my invention may be more fully understood, reference is had to theaccompanying drawings in which- Figure l-is a perspective View of a handtruck, embodying my improvements. Fig. 2- is adetailed view of a clampor bearing plate. Fig. 3- is a detailed view of a clamp.

In Fig. 1, DD', are frame pieces, provided with handles at its backwardend and with a forwardly inclined plate or projection at its forward endand provided with suitable cross frame pieces, connectingthe said framepieces DD, and also provided with wheels, carried upon a suitable shaftand journaled in suitable boxes on the under side of said frame piecesD-D, and at the forward end of the truck, and with suitable legs at itsbackward end or near thereto. Upon the outer faces of the frame piecesD-D, and at their forward extremities or near thereto, are securelybolted the clamps or plates B, there being but one shown in thedrawings, but there being provided a similar clamp upon the outer faceof the frame portion D, and in the same relative position and designedfor the same use as the one herein shown; the said plate B, as will beseen is adjusted upon the frame piece or pieces at a slight angle, thusproviding a forward incline to the said plate or clamp, a detailed viewof which is shown in Fig. 2, in which said figure, a, is a lug, againstwhich is designed to bear the pivoted levers A-A, the same being pivotedby means of the bolt L, as shown in Fig. 1, the same hearing through theperforation L, and through a perforation or perforations in the lowerends of the levers or arms AA, and finally through the frame pieces DD.There are also provided suitable clamps; as M, bolted upon the framepieces DD, there being but one shown in the figure, but there beingprovided a similar clamp, designed for the same purpose, attached to theframe piece D, and in the same relative position, the said clampsbearing slightly outwardfrom the said frame pieces, thence upward,parallel therewith and provided with suitable lugs at their upwardportions and upon their inner faces, as best shown in detail in Fig. 3,in which M, is the clamp and k, is the lug or raised portion.

The truck in use is especially useful in that it provides by means ofthe pivoted arms A-A, a bearing for whatever goods or merchandise may beplaced thereon, regardless of the form or construction of the same,besides rendering it possible and practicable to place larger loadsthereon. We will suppose for instance, that very bulky articles are tobe placed thereon in form of boxes; it will be seen that the same may beplaced one upon another, with the upper boxes placed slightly forwardand bearing against the arms A-A, in their raised position as hereinshown, thus providing a greater capacity than would be possessed by thesame form of truck without the arms, besides, throwing a portion of theweight beyond the fulcrum point (which is the axle upon which the wheelsare carried) and from off the handles, thus rendering the load moreeasilyhandled, and without danger of the same falling off from thetruck. Again if it is desired to load merchandise, which hasconsiderable length, the same is piled upon the truck between the armsAA, andbear laterally against the same, rendering it impossible for thesame to roll off and making it possible to carry a larger load thancould be carried upon a truck, without the arms attached thereto.

The object in having the arms AA, pivoted as at L, is that they are notaiways needed to be used and when they are not needed, they aredepressed and carried within the clamps M, and parallel with the framepieces DD, and are held firmly in position Having thus fully describedmy invention, What I claim,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination, with the sides DD of an ordinary truck having crossbraces and the other usual parts, of the plates B having the shouldersat, and having pivoted thereto the arms AA each independent of theother, the clamps H provided with the small raised portions to securethe arms A-A in the lowered position, all substantially as described andset forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE LILLIE.

Witnesses: I

O. E. WELSH, JosIE TEFFT.

